Sites+We+Like

toc =Sites We Like= Add a favorite educational website site to the list below. Include a 2-3 sentence description or idea of how you use it.


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Technology

 * techieBREKKIE Regular short tech sessions run by Sydney based E-learning and IWB coordinator Henrietta Miller. You can pick and choose your own sessions from dozens of previous posts or work your way through from lesson one. Each lesson runs for 45 minutes.
 * EDJUDO education + technology Site includes comprehensive list of Web 2.0 teaching tools.
 * Learn it in 5 How To Use Videos For The Technology Classroom
 * [|Cybersmart] provides activities, resources and practical advice to help [|young kids], [|kids], [|teens] and [|parents] safely enjoy the online world. Cybersmart also offers training and resources for [|schools] and materials for [|library staff]. Developed by the [|ACMA], Cybersmart is part of the Australian Government's cybersafety program.
 * Tech-Ease Quick answers to real classroom technology questions. An online service of the Educational Technology Clearinghouse.
 * Animoto Unlimited videos for students and teachers. In only minutes you can create a video to bring your lessons to life.
 * Xtranormal Simply type a sript to create your own animated movie.
 * [|Mrs. Yollis] Educational-Blogging wikispace A resource for teachers interested in setting up blogs.

Other / Multi-Disciplinary
Children from 5-12 build and improve basic skills with the e-learning courseware. Parents and educators have a pre-screened source of articles, research, and related links.
 * http://www.exploratree.org.uk/ Free online library of thinking guides that allows you to build up a personal portfolio of useful thinking guides. You can change or customise them using images, text and shapes.
 * @http://www.e-learningforkids.org/index.html
 * [] Great game site for Geography, Science, Vocabulary, and other subjects.

Literacy

 * [|Writing Fun]
 * [|Spelling City]
 * [|SkillsWise]
 * [|Action Verb Word Play] Click on a verb to watch it play
 * [|Guys Read] This site contains wonderful recommendations for great books that will get young males interested in reading. The books are categorized as "Young Guys," "Middle Guys," and "Older Guys," covering interest levels from pre-school to upper elementary grades.

Mathematics

 * Jenny Eather's** maths sites:
 * [|Rainforest Maths] is an exciting tool full of animated interactives on all areas of the maths curriculum and based on appropriate year levels. (Check with the teacher for the username and password).
 * This site (also by Jenny Eather) is an interactive, animated **[|maths dictionary]** for kids with over 600 common **math** terms explained in simple language. It includes a glossary with **math** definitions, examples and practice interactives.


 * [|Mister Teacher Mini-movies]
 * [|Mister teacher Student Activities]
 * [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives]
 * [|Purplemaths Lessons] (How do you // really // do this stuff?)
 * [|Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math]
 * [|Math goodies] (Mrs Glosser's Tutorials, Worksheets, Games and Puzzles)
 * [|Math games]
 * [|Cool Math for Kids.com]
 * [|Interactive Math-a-rama game site]
 * [|Funbrain Math Arcade]
 * [|Math Games on Funbrain]
 * [|King's List of On-line Math Activities]
 * [|Fact Monster] (Use this mainly for math, but all subjects are represented)

The **//Glencoe Personal Tutor//** presents a teacher explaining a step-by-step solution to a problem. **//Self-Check Quizzes//** randomly generates a self-grading quiz. Hints are available if you need extra help. Each **WebQuest** walks you step-by-step through a long-term project using the Web.
 * Online maths study tools:**
 * [|Personal tutor videos]
 * [|Self check quiz]
 * [|Maths webquests]
 * @http://illuminations.nctm.org/ contains a library of 102 online activities, 541 lessons and hundreds of online weblinks.

Social Studies / History / Current Events/ World Geography

 * [|Google Maps]
 * [|Kids National Geographic] is a wonderful site for kids to learn many things; animals, stories, and fun things like games and activities.

Science / Health

 * [|An Online Biology Book] - a very comprehensive resource by Michael J. Farabee. Regularly updated. Excellent as a starter site when dealing with a new topic.